Adaptation Today

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We're back! In this relaxed episode, Rebecca and Gracie catch up with each other, talk about why they've been MIA for a bit (all good things!), and chat about how they came to study adaptation. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License

Creator Series: Writer Emma Woodhouse on Adapting Historical Figures

After a short Christmas break, the Adaptation Today podcast is back with a new episode for the new year! This is the third installment of our creator series. This time, we are speaking with writer Emma Woodhouse about the adaptation of historical figures and their lives. Amongst other things, we are addressing ethical questions, the publishing industry, and archival research. If you want to find out more about Emma's work, visit her website, her facebook page, or check out her instagram! Website: https://emmawoodhousebooks.wixsite.com/ewhb [https://emmawoodhousebooks.wixsite.com/ewhb] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmaWoodhouseAuthor/ [https://www.facebook.com/EmmaWoodhouseAuthor/] Instagram: Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License

Creator Series: Hamish Williams on Writing and Studying Fantasy

In the second episode of our creator series, academic and writer Hamish Williams talks to us about his Tales of Basthinia series, how being a Tolkien scholar has affected his work, and the relationship between adaptation and reception studies. i.e., Hamish and Rebecca have to explain high fantasy to Gracie. If you want to find out more about Hamish's work, visit his Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39417914.Hamish_Williams?from_search=true&from_srp=true Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

Practicing Adaptation: Writer Bailey Brooks on Adapting Cultural Memory

In this first installment ofAdaptation Today's creator series, Gracie and Rebecca speak with writer Bailey Brooks, whose work often focuses on the cultural memory of Oklahoma. Tune in for a discussion of how space and time can be adapted, what draws Bailey to her focus on cultural memory, and to get an answer to the question whether she considers herself a practitioner of adaptation. If you want to find out more about Bailey's work, visit her website https://baileybrookswrites.com/. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

AAS 2025 Conference: Adaptation, Restoration, Rebirth

Full circle moment! Listen to Rebecca chat with some of the 2025 Association of Adaptation Studies conference organizers (Colleen Kennedy-Karpat and Seda Oz) about meaningful moments, how they conceptualized the theme of restoration, and some behind-the-scenes info. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.